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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

FELIX ALCAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN ENCAUSTI TILING COMPANY, LIMITED, NEW YORK, N. Y.

T|L|NG FOR FLOORS, WALLS, C'ElLlNes, FIREPLACES, sbo.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,932, dated December 16, 1902,

Application tiled September 5,1902. Serial No. 122,196. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIX ALCAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Tiling for Floors, Walls, Ceilings, Fireplaces, &c., of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved tiling for floors, walls, ceilings, fireplaces, te., arranged to permit of setting the tile-blocks in such a manner as to form color patterns greatly resembling those of oriental rugs, and hence greatly enhancing the artistic merit of the structure on which the improvement is used.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a face view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an enlarged face view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional side eleva tion of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. Atis a diagrammatic view of the improvement with certain of thejoint-lines in full and others started to bring out more distinctly the artistic eitect produced by the tiling.

The tiles, of suitable material and different colors, are in the shape of blocks A ot` uniform rectangular size, the parallel ends A of each block being live-eighths of an inch and the parallel sides A2 being seven-eighths of an inch-that is, each block is somewhat more in length than in width and less in length than twice the width.

The blocks A are embedded in cement or other binding material B by any of the wellknown methods now in vogue for setting tiles, and the blocks are so arranged when set in position that each block abuts at its ends A on the sides A2 of adjacent blocks, and each side A2 of a block abuts against the end A of an adjacent block and against a small pormaterial to cement the blocks securely together at their edges, and thus prevent individual blocks from becoming loose.

In setting the blocks the operator selects the blocks as to their color and places the differently-colored blocks in proper position to produce a predetermined design, (see Fig. 1,) it being understood that by the joining of the blocks as described it is possible to produce designs in the tiling greatly resembling those of oriental rugs.

In order to more clearly bring out the artistic effect produced by this tiling, special reference is had to Fig. 4, showing the same piece of tiling as is represented in Fig. 2, but

`indicating some of the joints of adjacent blocks more clearly by heavy lines, which represent three distinct sets of continuous zigzag lines D, D',vand D2, of which the lines D and Drun at right angles one to the other and the line D2 stands obliquely to the lines D and D'. The legs of the zigzag line D are equal in length and correspond to the width ot` the blocks A, while the length of the legs of the line D corresponds to the length of the blocks, and the line D2 has legs of dierent length, the longer leg corresponding to the aggregate distances of one end and one side of a block, the other shorter leg corresponding to the difference in distance between the side and end of a block. Furthermore, it will be seen by reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 4 that the leg of any one of the lines does not coincide with any other leg of any one of the lines in the Whole design. Thus in setting individual blocks to form a design resembling oriental rugs it is possible to bring out the minutest details of the pattern,as will be readily understood by reference to Fig; 1.

It is expressly understood that the shape and size selected for the blocks is not the only factor in producing theV desired'result; but the joining of the blocks as shown is of the utmost importancethat is, itis necessary that the end A' of a block be in alinement with the side of an adjacent block standing at right angles to the rst block. Considerable strength is given to the tiling by having each straight cement joint connecting two ends and two sides ot' four adjacent tileblocks with each other, as indicatedin Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, I

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claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A tiling composed of rectangular blocks of uniform size, the length of a block being more than the width of the block and less than twice the width of the block, and the blocks being joined to abut the end of one block against the side of an adjacent block and one end of the latter block being in alinement with a side of the first-named block, as set forth.

2. A tiling composed of rectangular blocks of uniform size, the length of a block being more than the width of the block and less than twice the width of the block, the blocks being joined to abut the end of one block against the side of an adjacent block and one end of the latter block being in alinement with a side of the first-named block, and an embedding material for the blocks, forming straight cement joints between the two ends and two sides of four adjacent blocks, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FELIX ALCAN.

Witnesses:

LOUIS C. GAERTH, W. H. SCHLAEFER. 

